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The Chinese government claimed that the device flying over the United States was a "civilian airship" that is used to collect information about the weather with 'limited self-steering capability.'

By Humeyra Pamuk, Idrees Ali and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been

U.S. had no immediate response to the Chinese explanation

The confirmation comes as reports in Costa Rica showed a similar aircraft to the one above the U.S. flying above that country’s western coast.

Did it fly over Washington State, and what is it doing now?

The US Department of Defense revealed late Friday that a second surveillance balloon reportedly belonging to China was detected "transiting" over Latin America.

A second suspected spy balloon believed to belong to China has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon confirmed Friday, according to multiple news reports.

China on Saturday urged for cool-headed and prudent handling of the situation arising out of the entry of a Chinese balloon inside US airspace.

The US military will allow Ukraine to fire long-range missiles despite Russia's warnings against using Western-supplied arms.

Hundreds of balloons cruise through the atmosphere daily, though none garner the attention that the Chinese vessel has.